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May You Enjoy These Cinco De Mayo Comics

by The GoComics Team

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army's defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The victory was significant in part because the odds were against Mexico -- Napoleon was in charge at the time -- and because some historians believe it likely prevented France from backing the Confederacy in the United States during America's Civil War. Of course, in 2017 Cinco de Mayo also signifies deeply discounted cocktails at Tex Mex restaurants.

The disparity is a source of funny, thoughtful commentary for many, including prominent GoComics creators like Hector D. Cantu, Carlos Castellanos, and Lalo Alcaraz.

Get your annual dose of Cinco de Mayo comics below. You don't have to be 21 or older, or anything.

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If the GC cartoonists of Hispanic ancestry collectively denounce this so-called holiday because it promotes binge drinking, why is GoComics endorsing it? I thought May 5th was National Cartoonist’s Day. Isn’t that a more relevant day to acknowledge, particularly on a comics website?

“Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The victory was significant in part because the odds were against Mexico — Napoleon was in charge at the time — and because some historians believe it likely prevented France from backing the Confederacy in the United States during America’s Civil War. Of course, in 2017 Cinco de Mayo also signifies deeply discounted cocktails at Tex Mex restaurants.”

So, Napoleon was in command of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862? He must have been one tough hombre since he died in 1821, forty-one years before the battle. Is this “fake news” or what?